Copyright vs patent software

Enforcement efforts are underway in provinces and cities across the country following software owners’ requests to take stronger action to protect copyright and software ownership, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Inspectorate. Every year, the ministerial inspectorate inspects an average of 80-100 companies and entities, the ministry said. “There have recently been changes in the organisational setup this year among coordinating agencies, especially the police, but the actions are still very much ongoing,” said an inspector who asked to remain anonymous. “With respect to software ownership audits, we still rely on spot checks. Whenever indications of misconduct are found, or reports and complaints come to us, we stage surprise raids without giving anyone prior notice.” The inspectorate did not give the total number of examinations taken so far this year, but it noted that the number of inspector visits was likely to be similar to … [Read more...] about Ministry tackles software copyright violations

Vietnam has earned the dubious distinction of using unlicensed software at a higher rate than other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Results of a biennial survey conducted by BSA, The Software Alliance, show that while Vietnam’s rate of unauthorized software installation dropped 4 percentage points from 2015 to 74 percent in 2017, it remained high on the offenders list. The BSA bills itself as the “leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace.” The index took into account the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 110 economies. Japan and New Zealand were the shining stars in the Asia-Pacific region with the lowest rates of software copyright infringements at 16 percent, followed by Australia (18 percent), Singapore (23 percent) and South Korea (27 percent). Alongside Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines are among the four Southeast Asian countries with … [Read more...] about Vietnam an avid user of unlicensed software: report

The BSA | The Software Alliance—the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace—has launched its 2018 Global Software Survey: Software Management: Security Imperative, Business Opportunity across the globe today morning. The survey found that 74 per cent percent of software installed on computers in Vietnam was not properly licensed—meaning that Vietnam is the fifth largest nation of piracy in the Asia-Pacific region. This represents a 4-point decrease compared with BSA’s prior study released in 2016. In BSA’s biannual studies in 2013 and 2011, the piracy rates of Vietnam were far higher, at 81 per cent. Unlicensed and outdated software are a key vulnerability exploited by cyberattacks (Source: score.org) According to BSA, this 74 per cent rate of use in 2017 has been influenced in part by important trends under way in Vietnam. While consumer shipments of personal computers (PCs) … [Read more...] about Businesses advised to use legal software to reduce cyberattacks

(Source: BSA Global Software Survey 2018) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s rate of unlicenced software installation was 74 percent in 2017, down by 4 percent from 2015 and by 7 percent from 2013, according to the latest Global Software Survey of The Software Alliance (BSA). The survey, released this June, show that in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan and New Zealand were the two countries with the lowest software piracy rate of 16 percent, followed by Australia (18 percent) and Singapore (27 percent). In the region, countries with privacy rates higher than Vietnam were Bangladesh at 84 percent, Indonesia and Pakistan at 83 percent, and Sri Lanka at 77 percent. The BSA survey estimated the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies in 2017. It also revealed key attitudes and behaviours related to software licensing, intellectual property, and emerging technologies based on a global survey of more … [Read more...] about Vietnam records higher usage of patent software: BSA survey

The police are investigating the use of "freebie" software Attorney Pham Vu Khanh Toan, managing partner of Pham & Associate, informed that under the 2015 Penal Code, effective from January 1, 2018, businesses using illegal computer software will be subject to financial fines of VND20 million-1 billion ($909-45,400), depending on the degree of misconduct, gains from infringement acts, and the damage caused, non-custodial sanction of up to three years, and jail terms of six months to three years. Additionally, violating businesses may also be banned from engaging in certain activities, practices or lines of work for 1-5 years. Businesses may be suspended from six months to two years, banned from doing business and involvement in specific lines of work or fund raising for one to three years, depending on the degree of the violation. While the Penal Code sets in place such severe punitive schemes, sources familiar with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revealed that … [Read more...] about New regulation imposes VND billion fines for using ‘freebie’ software